Jan Tore 'Kito' Eriksen

'Kito' has played with several bands and different genres of music throughout most of his life. For the last 15 years he's mostly known as lead singer and bass player. JT plays the 6-string electric bass, 4-string fretless bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, Dobro and harmonica.

Jan Tore started out playing the trumpet at the age of 10 and picked up the bass in a band at age 12. He played hard-rock for a few years and at the age of 16 founded the band NORTHWIND together with drummer Jan Ånnerød and guitarist Tor Erik Myhre. 'Kito' then joined THE MEMPHIS NEWS when his friend Stephen Ackles showed up one time and said he was short of a bass player.

During this time he found a soul mate in the excellent guitarist Ole Bjørn Berge and they started a band called BLUESFACTORY, later to be known as URBAN HONK (still seen at different venues in the area). "This band is a place for the musicians to embrace a real passion for music", 'Kito' likes to say.

At his home, 'Kito' has built a studio where he's recorded many local musicians - like Daniel Eriksen and Vidar Busk -  in addition to several local talent in need of a cheap, but decent, recording studio. Visit Jan Tore's MySpace profile for more information: http://www.myspace.com/kitoblues